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Dovent Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Adjective clauses

Question:

"While most countries claim themselves to be democratic, the degree ...... they are varies. "

Answer:" to which"

Can you help me understand the meaning of this sentence especially second part?

What is the extent of " which" word?

Why have we used " to" before "which" ?

Could we use some other options instead using " they"? ( like whom, etc.)

Thank you.

  

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dovent Can you help me understand the meaning of this sentence especially second part? You need to understand "degree". " dovent Why have we used " to" before "which" ?

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  • dovent Can you help me understand the meaning of this sentence especially second part?
  • You need to understand "degree".
  • " dovent Why have we used " to" before "which" ?
  • Because "which" is the complement of the preposition "to".
  • To what degree is this country democratic?
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doventCan you help me understand the meaning of this sentence especially second part?

You need to understand "degree". It means the same as "extent."

doventWhy have we used " to" before "which" ?

Because "which" is the complement of the preposition "to".

To what degree is this country democratic?

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doventCould we use some other options instead using " they"? ( like whom, etc.)

No. "they" means "(most) countries".

"the degree to which they are" = "the degree to which most countries are democratic"

You might see just about any preposition in front of "which" at the beginning of a relative clause.

All proceeds will go to the

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